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"We can reallocate resources within services, or allocate resources away from the military, but we cannot reallocate resources across services."
What should replace the Air Force? Perhaps we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
In Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force, I argued that America should disband the United States Air Force and disperse its assets across the remaining three services. I won’t recap that argument in this space, but suffice to say that the current constellation of U.S. military bureaucracy is bad for procurement, bad for inter-service conflict, bad for strategic planning and bad for warfighting.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 26, 2015
Afghanistan Seeking Artillery, Mi-35 Helicopters From Russia Amid Growing Insurgency: Report -- IBTimes
Helmet camera footage shows joint U.S. Delta Force-Kurdish raid to rescue Islamic State hostages -- Washington Post
VIDEO: How US Special Forces & Kurds rescued hostages from ISIS in Iraq -- RT
Officials parsing words over 'combat' in Iraq -- The Hill
US Military Fears Russian Ships May Threaten Vital Undersea Internet Cables -- Sputnik
Calm Down: Russian Subs Will 'Definitely Not Damage' Undersea Data Cables -- Sputnik
Fast and Furious: Russian Shkval Torpedo Among Top Submarine Killers -- Sputnik
Russian aircraft carrier conducts live firing drills in Barents Sea -- TASS
Russian Defense Manufacturers More Independent From Foreign Suppliers -- Sputnik
Putin: Unfair rivalry on global weapons market on the rise -- TASS
Russia’s military renaissance attempts to bring the army into the heart of society -- The Independent
Brookings Institution: None of NATO’s Members Could Match Russia in the Sky -- Sputnik
Abrams tanks and Bradley vehicles: US heavy military equipment arrive in Estonia -- RT
NATO officials: Georgia is likely candidate for alliance -- Russia Beyond The Headlines
Sweden eyeing Nato help in propaganda wars -- The Local
Trident trap: Replacement of UK’s nuclear subs ‘to cost £167 billion, exceeding all expectations’ -- RT
Russia, India Finalizing Deal on PAK FA Fifth-Generation Jets -- Sputnik
Russia to lease another nuclear sub to India in December -- TASS
US Against Seoul Plan to Sell Jets Fearing Technology Leakage to Russia -- Sputnik
Japan chooses Boeing KC-46, halting Airbus tanker winning streak -- Flight Global
Israel Builds First Prototype of Future Fighting Vehicle -- Defense News
China, US Stress Good Manners in Avoiding Aerial Incidents -- AP
China's Lethal J-20 vs. Taiwan's F-16: Who Wins? -- National Interest
The F-16V, the Newest Version of the Iconic Fighter, Takes Flight -- Popular Mechanics
US Destroyer May Sail by China’s Manmade Islands -- Defense Tech
Canada's F-35 Decision Poised To Shake Up Fighter Jet Market -- Defense News
Fixes Planned to Let Lightweight Pilots Fly the F-35 -- DoD Buzz
Congress in stealth dogfight over the F-35 fighter -- Washington Examiner
F-35 helmet is 6 ounces too heavy -- Air Force Times
Meet the New Army General in Charge of the ISIS War -- Defense One
ISIS beware: Game changer 'insect' drone allows MoD to spy on ISIS - for 90 days straight -- Daily Star
Week ahead: Republicans press to override defense veto -- The Hill
Overworked Secret Service agents falling asleep on the job: report -- Washington Times
Mission Impossible: Why Most Militaries Don't Build Their Own Jet Fighters -- Dave Majumdar, National Interest
Surplus military gear shouldn’t be scrapped just because of the way it looks -- Jonathan Thompson, Washington Post
Commander: Potential Adversaries Gaining on U.S. in Space -- National Defense
Obama sends military where risk is low -- Nicole Duran, Washington Examiner
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